Crossword for Thu, 10/Feb/2022

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Across
1: After a second, whip and rip (5)

3: Took hold of the note and tore it (7)

8: Stories least translated (5)

10: Ace practised a lot by female golfer in a state of decline (2,1,3,3)

11: Irregular bouts of activity suit beach scrubbers (4,3,6)

13: A cut back in brightly colored southern pastries (9)

15: The short one may be drawn (5)

17: Thoroughly go over Quattro before start of test-drive (5)

18: Get rid of the botched act, dearie (9)

19: Barmaid slipped, leading to a spectacular disaster. (6, 7)

21: Believer taking blame for counselor (9)

22: Out of context rather more than is necessary (5)

25: Eastern oxcart confounds blackmailer (7)

26: Gag about alien in Royal Childrens Hospital (5)
Down
1: Inflexible yet adjusted (3)

2: It comes to a point everyone heard (3)

3: Extravagant, but terribly organised (9)

4: Endless taping-over is unsuitable (5)

5: Paraphrasing 'A Certain Sport': 'Wait till next year!' (13)

6: Padre's sensibly covering attire (5)

7: Western retreat satisfactory, accepted by canoeists and surfers? (3,8)

9: A little sports car, let to harassed Southern belle (8,5)

11: Support a deranged original (11)

12: Beat writer's collaborator briefly drank (5)

14: Butcher shop's opening to sounds of hilarity (9)

16: Highways or turning spots (5)

19: Mark in Russian bar, empty the night before (5)

20: Bizarre exits are... (5)

23: Worthless even when recycled (3)

24: What's left when you burn the tree (3)




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